Dubai's 'Floating Seahorse' Homes Are Partially Submerged And Totally Futuristic
Dubai is known for its extravagant development projects, like the indoor ski resorts, rotating skyscrapers and "miracle gardens," to name just a few. But the newest project, "The Floating Seahorse," is...
View ArticleHere's Why The Biggest Slum In India Is Honoring A Fictional Rape Victim
Ram Devineni has been thinking a lot lately about shakti -- a word that translates loosely from the Sanskrit to "female power." It's a transformative concept in a country like India, where the highest...
View ArticleJessica Lange Is Headed Back To Broadway In A Familiar Role
NEW YORK (AP) — Jessica Lange will return to Broadway next spring in a production of "Long Day's Journey Into Night," playing the same role she did 15 years ago in London. The Roundabout Theatre...
View ArticleInstagram Feed Recreates The Experience Of Reading A Novel
A great book will immerse you in its world -- you’ll feel like the characters are your dear friends, like the setting is a place you know. Finishing it will feel like a sad goodbye; starting a new book...
View ArticleStunning Projections Turn The Sydney Opera House Into A Vibrant 'Living Mural'
by Karissa Rosenfield Universal Everything has transformed the Sydney Opera House into a “Living Mural,” as part of Vivid Sydney, held in Australia from May 22 to June 8, 2015. Drawing inspiration from...
View ArticleDavid Hyde Pierce Looks Back On 'Frasier' And Its Then-Progressive Take On...
Emmy Award-winning actor David Hyde Pierce opened up about his time on the smash NBC sitcom, "Frasier," in an interview on HuffPost Live this week, recalling -- among other things -- the show's...
View ArticleThis Program Is Reclaiming Hip-Hop As A Tool For Success
On the corner of Holt and Gary Avenues in downtown Pomona rises a massive, 24-thousand-square-foot cobblestone building. It once protected the savings and investments of Pomona residents, but now it...
View ArticleThe Beautiful Things Music Does To Your Brain
Few things are better than listening to your favorite songs--no debate there. But what actually happens inside your brain when you tune in to music? Zoe Cormier, the author of Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N'...
View Article'Live From Snack Time!' Instagram Illustrates All The Hilarious Quotes...
Parents aren't the only ones who get to hear the hilarious, creative and oddly wise things their children say on a daily basis. Their kids' teachers also get quite an earful. A New York City elementary...
View ArticleThis Anagram-Packed Love Story Is The Ultimate Ode To Scrabble
Her name is Augustina. His, Santiago. She lives in Tokyo. Him, in Kyoto. She's a cab driver. He's a crab diver. If ever there was a love story written in the stars -- with Scrabble letters, of course...
View ArticleBeloved Documentary Photographer Mary Ellen Mark Dies At 75
NEW YORK (AP) — Documentary photographer Mary Ellen Mark, called "a snake charmer of the soul" for her gift of capturing searing images of human vulnerability, has died at age 75. She died Monday at a...
View ArticleNewport Folk Festival Celebrates 50 Years Since Bob Dylan Went Electric
NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — This year's Newport Folk Festival plans to pay tribute to the moment when Bob Dylan made rock history by going electric 50 years ago. The festival, noted for introducing performers...
View ArticleHistorian And Author Of 'The Pacific' Hugh Ambrose Dead At 48
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Hugh Ambrose, who wrote the World War II history "The Pacific" after years of researching for his father, the renowned historian Stephen Ambrose, has died at age 48. Ambrose died...
View ArticleThe Bottom Line: 'The Sunlit Night' By Rebecca Dinerstein
When you get far enough north, you reach a latitude at which the sun no longer sets during the summer months. (It also, incidentally, doesn’t rise during the winter, but that’s a far less romantic...
View ArticleJulianne Moore Articulates Why The Fight For LGBT Rights Doesn't End With...
Too many think the battle for gay rights ends with marriage equality. Even with the Supreme Court forecasted to rule in favor of the matter come June, it takes prominent voices to shift the core...
View ArticleBallerina Makes Spectacular Return To Stage After Tumor Left Her Blind,...
A young ballerina is dancing her way through a remarkable recovery. Anna Mott, a talented young dancer, has made a remarkable return to the stage after a brain tumor in 2012 left her blind and...
View Article'300 Sandwiches' By Stephanie Smith Is The Best Worst Recipe Book/Memoir Ever
Sandwiches don't get enough love these days, and by love, I mean books written exclusively about sandwiches. 300 Sandwiches, by Stephanie Smith, isn't quite that, but it's pretty close -- and after...
View Article10 Innovative Writers Who Are Shaking Up The Book World
It’s common for a writer to be hailed as revolutionary by a contemporary, a publisher, a reviewer or a peer -- so common, in fact, that it’s tough to distinguish new gems from old tropes. And while...
View ArticleMeet 12 Women In STEM Who Just Broke The Glass Ceiling
Science, technology, engineering and math have long been male-dominated fields. Though barriers still exist, female scientists are making inroads into the old boys' club more than ever before. As more...
View Article28 Unusual Majors You Didn't Know Existed
“What’s your major?” The often dreaded question a college student gets asked approximately 3,987 times throughout their college career. About one-third of incoming freshman are undeclared, but the rest...
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